Clarinetist Samuel Marques regularly collaborates as a guest musician with Portugal’s Gulbenkian Orchestra, Remix Ensemble Casa da Música, Portuguese Symphonic Orchestra and Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as with Germany’s Mannheimer Philharmoniker. He has performed with names such as Martha Argerich, Joyce DiDonato, Maria João Pires, Andrea Bocelli, Arcadi Volodos, Waltraud Meier, Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Mr. Marques is on the Clarinet faculty at Jobra Music Conservatory (Branca, Portugal) and Colégio Moderno Music School (Lisbon, Portugal).
Mr. Marques began his studies at the age of five at his hometown’s wind band. Afterwards, he studied with Nelson Aguiar (Aveiro Music Conservatory), António Saiote (Music and Performing Arts College – Porto), Stanley Drucker and Pascual Martínez-Forteza (New York University’s Steinhardt School). At NYU he was also an Adjunct Instructor.
Mr. Marques has been awarded in several competitions in Europe, United States and South America. Since 2013, he has been selected to numerous orchestra festivals, such as the National Repertory Orchestra (USA), Castleton Festival Orchestra (USA), World Peace Orchestra (USA), New York Youth Symphony (USA), Atlantic Music Festival (USA), Neue Philharmonie München (Germany), Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie (Germany), Höri Musiktage Bodensee Festival Orchestra (Germany), just to name a few.
Mr. Marques regularly plays in duo with pianist Dana Radu, having performed concerts in many iconic concert halls all over Portugal.
Future projects include collaborations with Portugal’s Orquestra Clássica do Centro (as Soloist B on trial) and Gulbenkian Orchestra, chamber music recordings as well as solo recitals across Portugal. Samuel is a Silverstein Artist.